Program Overview

Comics and Graphic Novels (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Overview

This course is designed for students who wish to see their comic characters brought to life on a page or screen. It is ideal for visual storytellers or compulsive doodlers who are drawn to comics, cartoons, and graphic novels.

Course Structure

The course includes a foundation year and is available as a full-time program. The course code is W219 BA/CGNFY, and it belongs to the Art & Design department.

Course Routes

• Degree: 3 years (or 4 with a work placement)
• Plus foundation year: 4 years (or 5 with a work placement)

Course Details

Foundation Year Core Modules

• Digital Art (20 credits)
• Drawing and Making Fundamentals (40 credits)
• Final Project (40 credits)
• Study Skills (20 credits)

Year 1 Core Modules

• Collaboration Project (20 credits)
• Comics Sequencing (40 credits)
• Introduction to the Creative Industries (20 credits)
• Sequencing and Narrative (40 credits)

Year 2 Core Modules

• Advanced Comics Storytelling (40 credits)
• Creative Research Project (20 credits)
• Industry Project (40 credits)
• Working in the Creative Industries (20 credits)

Optional Work Placement Year

• Work placement (available between Year 2 and Year 3)

Final-Year Core Modules

• Major Project (60 credits)
• Professional Practice (60 credits)

How You Learn

• Think, dream, and make: learn through doing, with focused studio time for practice-based creative work.
• Develop your creative voice: you are coached to find and grow your creative voice.
• Grow resilience: develop a creative journal, capturing your challenges, milestones, and reflections.
• Join the creative sector: our intensive, career-focused modules help you understand working in the arts and creative industries.
• Become connected: access our network of alumni and practising creatives at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA).

Entry Requirements

• Any combination of level 3 qualifications.
• Each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employability

• The course draws on existing and new relationships in targeted sectors to offer live briefs for film and TV, games, advertising, comics, and more.
• Expected career routes include self-publishing, graphic novel publishing, advertising, marketing, public relations, journalism, editing, publishing, and graphic design.

Information for International Applicants

• International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by selecting their country.
• Useful information for non-UK students and applicants is available on our international pages.

Fees

• UK applicants: £9,535 per year
• International applicants: £17,000 per year

Other Course Routes

• This course is also available with an optional work placement year, at no extra cost.

MIMA Creative Week

• Have a look at the highlights from the School of Arts & Creative Industries Creative Week 2023.